Feature

iStore MR

iStore Ingest

Notes

1

Maximum Number of inputs

32

8

iStore MR scales higher

2

Video SD/HD

yes

yes

SDI SD and HD workflows

3

Video UHD 4K

yes

no

iStore MR supports 4K/UHD workflows

4

NDI IP Streams

yes

no

iStore MR supports IP (NDI)

5

External SDI sources

yes

yes

SDI signal is captured using Blackmagic capture cards and boxes

6

External NDI sources

yes

no

iStore MR adds NDI IP streams

7

Recording formats: Apple ProRes, DNxHD, DVCPRO HD, XDCAM (ED35/HD50), MJPEG, IMX

yes

yes

8

Recording formats: DNxHR LB, SQ, HQ and HQX (10-bit), XAVC Intra/LongGOP/UHD/Proxy

yes

no

iStore MR adds DNxHR, XAVC family: HD, UHD and proxy

9

Recording formats: XAVC LongGOP MP4 and LongGOP Proxy MP4

yes

no

iStore MR adds formats for LoRes proxy generation

10

Recording format: Uncompressed

no

yes

iStore Ingest can record uncompressed

11

Apple ProRes Proxy and Apple ProRes Proxy Half Resolution

yes

no

12

Recording modes Crash (Manual), Scheduled, Open-End

yes

yes

13

Recording Mode: Direct

yes

yes

Support for edit while ingest with Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, GV Edius etc

14

Recording Mode: Loop/Unattended

yes

no

Unattended loop recording with auto-purge and segmenting for compliance/time-shift

15

Split while ingest

yes

yes

Automatic/manual splitting; overlapping segments only in iStore MR

16

Edit while ingest

yes

yes

Growing files supported (Premiere, Resolve, EDIUS)

17

Overlapping segments for Open-End and Unattended Recording

yes

no

18

Timecode (Embedded, PC Time, Own-Native, any Audio Channel 1-16

yes

yes

19

Timecode from any Audio Source in PC

no

yes

iStore Ingest can use any audio input as a Time Code track

20

Up to 16 audio ch per stream

yes

yes

21

Video Synchronization and independent Input and Record Resolution and frame rate

yes

no

Built-in frame synchronizer (video/audio); auto aspect handling; MR emphasizes sync/processing

22

Metadata & database; Dublin Core metadata; shared DB/settings with iStore PRO

no

yes

Manual/auto ingest to iStore PRO DB; iStore Ingest excels at structured metadata/DB workflows

23

Managed Export during record

yes

yes

export during record; bandwidth-aware job deferral

24

Dual ingest

yes

yes

Ingest to two folders simultaneously

25

Auto path configuration

yes

no

Automatically select the right drive or drives from the units mounted in the system

26

Basic Event Log

yes

yes

Log in the Application window

27

Extensive log engine with Log Level

yes

no

28

Write Log Messages on disk

yes

no

29

Themed User Interface

yes

no

iStore Ingest has the standard windows theme; iStore MR let the user set the theme, colors and font

30

Rolling Info fields for each recording channel

yes

no

More info can be displayed in the same space; interface is cleaner while showing input and rec params

31

Hardware profile for SD/HD

yes

yes

Example builds:Dual Xeon 2690v4 (8-ch ProRes / DNxHD); Single Xeon 2660v4 (4-ch XDCAM, DNxHD)

32

Hardware profile for UHD

yes

no

High-throughput SSD/RAID, robust CPU/GPU, high PCIe BW; Decklink boards

33

Multi processor support

yes

yes

Very efficient use of CPU resources to maximize encoding performances